Long answer·Hard exam skill (4/5)·No calculator
Difficulty guide
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1/5 - Foundational
Warm-up setup; checks one basic idea.
2/5 - Routine exam skill
Normal syllabus skill; usually one main rule or interpretation.
3/5 - Standard multi-step
Exam-style problem with multiple steps or a common trap.
4/5 - Hard exam skill
High-end exam problem; combines methods carefully.
5/5 - Challenge
Stretch problem beyond normal exam pressure.
Question
A student studies a pond-water organism. It is unicellular, has a true nucleus, moves using hair-like structures and feeds on smaller particles.
Total: 5 marks
(a) Should the organism be placed in Monera, Protista, Plantae or Animalia? Justify. (2 marks)
(b) Give one reason why it is not a plant and one reason why it is not a bacterium. (2 marks)
(c) Name one classification criterion used in your answer. (1 mark)
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